BULLETIN No. 127. NOVEMBER I 908. 



MASSACHUSETTS 



AGKICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT 



STATION. 



INSPECTION OF 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 



BY 



H. D. RASKINS, L. S. WALKER and J. C. REED. 



This bulletin presents the results of analyses of com- 

 mercial fertilizers sold in Massachusetts during the season 

 of 1908. It briefly discusses the essential constituents of 

 fertilizers and the sources from which they are derived. 

 Retail cash prices and valuations are given, and the selec- 

 tion and purchase of high grade fertilizers recommended. 

 Summaries show the general condition of the fertilizer 

 industry. 



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Amherst, Mass. 



